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Cornelia M. Borkhoff
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Association of ever use of e-cigarettes with health and lifestyle variables among young adults: a Canadian health measure survey study
Research suggests that va** raises oxidative stress levels and has been implicated in poor mental health. The objective of this study is to assess cross-sectional associations between quality of life (QOL) i...
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Open AccessPolicies in Canada fail to address disparities in access to person-centred osteoarthritis care: a content analysis
Women are disproportionately impacted by osteoarthritis (OA) but less likely than men to access OA care, particularly racialized women. One way to reduce inequities is through policies that can influence healt...
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Open AccessConnecting families: a qualitative study examining the experiences of parenting young children under financial strain in Ontario, Canada
There is little research investigating the subjective experiences of parenting young children while living in poverty and experiencing financial strain using qualitative methodologies. Therefore, the objective...
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Open AccessAssociation of factors with childhood asthma and allergic diseases using latent class analysis
We hypothesize that children characterized by deprived factors have poorer health outcomes. We aim to identify clustering of determinants and estimate risk of early childhood diseases. This 1993–2019 longitudi...
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Open AccessMulti-level strategies to improve equitable timely person-centred osteoarthritis care for diverse women: qualitative interviews with women and healthcare professionals
Women are more likely to develop osteoarthritis (OA), and have greater OA pain and disability compared with men, but are less likely to receive guideline-recommended management, particularly racialized women. ...
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Open AccessIdentifying strategies that support equitable person-centred osteoarthritis care for diverse women: content analysis of guidelines
Women are disproportionately impacted by osteoarthritis (OA) but less likely than men to access early diagnosis and management, or experience OA care tailored through person-centred approaches to their needs a...
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Open AccessLate preterm birth and growth trajectories during childhood: a linked retrospective cohort study
Evidence suggests that accelerated postnatal growth in children is detrimental for adult cardiovascular health. It is unclear whether children born late preterm (34–36 weeks) compared to full term (≥ 39 weeks)...
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Open AccessChildren’s screen use and school readiness at 4-6 years: prospective cohort study
The primary aim of this study was to determine if screen use in early childhood is associated with overall vulnerability in school readiness at ages 4 to 6 years, as measured by the Early Development Instrumen...
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The social determinants of health as predictors of adherence to public health preventive measures among parents and young children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal cohort study
To investigate whether social determinants of health (SDOH) are predictive of adherence to public health preventive measures and to describe changes in adherence over time among parents and children.
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Open AccessReference intervals for hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume in an ethnically diverse community sample of Canadian children 2 to 36 months
To establish reference intervals for hemoglobin and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) in an ethnically diverse community sample of Canadian children 36 months and younger.
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Open AccessScreening for marginal food security in young children in primary care
Household food insecurity (FI), even at marginal levels, is associated with poor child health outcomes. The Nutrition Screening Tool for Every Preschooler (NutriSTEP®) is a valid and reliable 17-item parent-co...
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Open AccessParenting stress during infancy is a risk factor for mental health problems in 3-year-old children
Although research on the relationship between parent and child mental health is growing, the impact of early parenting stress on preschool-aged children’s mental health remains unclear. The objective was to ev...
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Open AccessIron deficiency among low income Canadian toddlers: a cross-sectional feasibility study in a Community Health Centre and non-Community Health Centre sites
Iron deficiency in early childhood has been associated with poor developmental outcomes. Little is known about the nutritional health of young children receiving care at Canadian Community Health Centres (CHCs...
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Open AccessMisclassification of child body mass index from cut-points defined by rounded percentiles instead of Z-scores
To evaluate the misclassification resulting from the use of body mass index (BMI) cut-points defined by rounded percentiles instead of Z-scores in early childhood. Using data from the TARGet Kids primary care net...
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Open AccessValidation of parent-reported physical activity and sedentary time by accelerometry in young children
It is unknown if young children’s parent-reported physical activity and sedentary time are correlated with direct measures. The study objectives were to compare parent-reported physical and sedentary activity ...
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Open AccessDO IT Trial: vitamin D Outcomes and Interventions in Toddlers –a TARGet Kids! randomized controlled trial
Vitamin D levels are alarmingly low (<75 nmol/L) in 65-70% of North American children older than 1 year. An increased risk of viral upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), asthma-related hospitalizations an...
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Open AccessEstablishing the effectiveness of patient decision aids: key constructs and measurement instruments
Establishing the effectiveness of patient decision aids (PtDA) requires evidence that PtDAs improve the quality of the decision-making process and the quality of the choice made, or decision quality. The aim of t...
